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hdzpsl | Charging and Hotels | Is there an app or site that allows you to book a hotel that has charging for an EV and or specifically for a Tesla? I ll be taking a road trip once I get my car and wanted to book a hotel that has charging so we charge while we sleep. Thanks. | tommarkz | 2020-06-22 20:06:19 | 18 | fvo6ofy | I d check out plugshare or Tesla s map with destination chargers selected | teslatiki | 2020-06-22 20:12:40 | 24 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
6j59l1 | Charging at home | When charging at home if you leave the charger in all night does the car stop charging when full? If not does this hurt the battery life of the engine for the car in the long run? | CileG | 2017-06-24 00:46:01 | 11 | djbmbmg | You can set a charge limit between 50-100%. Once the battery is charged to that point it stops charging. Tesla recommends you only charge to 100% occasionally for best battery longevity. I usually charge to 80% but 90% isn t supposed to wear your battery too quickly either. This applies to all chargers home public chargers and superchargers. Although if you re on a trip and you need to charge more than your limit to reach your destination (or the next supercharger) it will ignore your charge limit and stop charging once you have enough range. | Doctor_McKay | 2017-06-24 00:52:39 | 5 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
c2r44p | Charging at long term parking at BWI airport? | Is there a solution to leaving my Model 3 parked for 5 days at BWI while I travel on business and coming back to a charged car? I live only about 90 miles away and I have the LR RWD model so I don t really worry about coming back to an empty battery but it would be cool to have the car fully charged on return. Obviously I would not want to leave it hogging a charging spot for 5 days. It would be very inconsiderate and possibly not allowed at a given parking garage. | Compulsive1 | 2019-06-20 03:50:17 | 13 | erm6gqf | This issue has bugged me. Airports aren t playing the EV game correctly. There s very little demand for fast charging at airports outside of taxi services that can find their own internal commercial solution. What we need and what I don t see people talking about is “EV” airport parking filled with banks and banks of 20amp households style receptacles. When you want to leave the vehicle plugged in 24 hours a day for days at a time you don t need anything more. Then airports could install many many more spaces at manageable costs. | sabasaba19 | 2019-06-20 05:18:26 | 26 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
mwxkl8 | Charging at super chargers only | Can I charge my model 3 at supercharger stations and not at home? I live in a place with no permanent parking and as such home charging isn t really an option for me. I m sure some of you can relate to my situation. I asked the seller about this but I wanted to ask the wise collective just to have a second opinion. Edit: to clarify I m wondering if the battery can handle the wear and tear. On my Egolf I cannot use fast charging more than once or day otherwise the battery will be fubar. Thanks. | BaronVonAwesome007 | 2021-04-23 15:17:13 | 21 | gvkpolf | Yup been using SC almost exclusively for 4 years since I have unlimited free charging. | neoreeps | 2021-04-23 15:18:15 | 47 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
c534sb | Charging cable locking system? | I ll be taking delivery soon and will have to upgrade my box and add a 14-50 in my carport. I live in a condo complex and will not be able to leave my charge cable at home or will be worried about theft. Don t really want to take it in and out of the truck everyday. Anybody know of or install a locking system on their charging cable | epapa27 | 2019-06-25 05:26:21 | 10 | erzmpnx | Make sure the 14-50 enclosure you get has a spot for a padlock. This will hold on to the adapter while the car holds onto the charger | JustWhatAmI | 2019-06-25 05:45:55 | 5 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
e41lru | Charging cable stuck in extension cord | I was wondering if anyone s charging cable has ever gotten stuck in an extension cord? I was staying a couple days at my parents house and wanted to keep my M3 charged so I plugged the charging cable into an extension cord which was plugged into a wall outlet. When it was time to leave the cable would not budge from the extension cord. Has anyone ever had this happen? The car was in a heated garage the entire time so it doesn t have anything to do with the cold. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks! Update: Thanks everyone for the replies. I spent about an hour trying to get the cables detached with no luck. You guys were right and the cables have melted together. I ve used this specific extension cord a few times over the last six months with no issues as has my sister with her M3 whenever she s been home. Does anyone have any recommendations for a cord that can handle the charging? I always like to plug in my car when I m staying at friends overnight or at my parents in-laws. I live in a very cold climate and the closest super charger is about an hour from where I m living so it s nice to be able to keep it plugged in when I m not home. I ve got the wall charger in my garage at home and I absolutely love it. | Mcgarnagle7393 | 2019-11-30 19:08:01 | 26 | f968qzw | Don t use extension cords for charging electric cars! This is how fires happen. They aren t rated for the currents you need. Your plug likely melted the plastic in the extension cord which is why it won t budge. I should nuance this it is possible to charge electric cars with extension cords that have the right current rating. Are you sure yours was rated for the amps you were drawing? | SeBsZ | 2019-11-30 19:17:05 | 59 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
chahvi | Charging confusion | Hi Guys! Sorry for the way I wrote this post I just don t know how to phrase it correctly. I just ordered my M3 arriving in less than a week. I wanna be able to charge my car at home and maybe on the go. I m really confused about all the chargers and adapters available on [Tesla.com](https: Tesla.com). Which one should I get? I see that the Corded Mobile Connector is $20 more than the Wall Connector (520 vs 500). what s the difference? is one faster? Is there a better alternative from a third party? | d7mtg | 2019-07-24 16:34:41 | 19 | euqz0kg | If the gen2 NEMA 14-50 adapter doesn t come with your car buy that. And have a NEMA 14-50 installed in your garage. Use the mobile charger to charge your car. Leave mobile charger in garage. Only put in the car when you take a long road trip just in case. | pmsyyz | 2019-07-24 16:55:31 | 15 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
8mlyv5 | Charging cost tracking | Hey all. Picking up my tesla next week. Girlfriend pays the hydro bill at home. What s the best way to keep track of how much I m adding to that bill? Edit: Using HPWC | Nubzie | 2018-05-28 00:18:17 | 23 | dzom03s | Teslafi.com - you get a ton out of it but at the very least it ll let you track how much you charge at home. | BbyDrvr | 2018-05-28 00:21:28 | 12 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
lenly5 | Charging estimates completely wrong | I ve noticed that the charging estimates for my Model S are completely wrong. Yesterday I began supercharging at 64%. It estimated 45 minutes to full. 45 minutes later it was 84% and estimated 30 minutes to full. Is this an issue with my car charging slower than expected or are estimates always way off? | vinylemulator | 2021-02-07 14:37:11 | 33 | gmfwv2y | Did you have a destination set in your navigation? If so when you first plug in the estimate the car gives is the time to continue on your trip (this is based on what the car thinks you need to get to the next stop not the charge level). Once that value is reached the estimate switches to the time to reach the charge limit. Estimates can also be off if the battery is too cold (car may underestimate time it takes to heat the battery) if the temperature outside is too hot and or someone just charged on that plug (car doesn t take into account thermal throttling on the supercharger side). | Ihaveamodel3 | 2021-02-07 14:43:03 | 36 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
hdsdje | Charging etiquette | Just got mine on Friday. All I have at home is a standard 120v outlet right now. Electrician not able to get here for another week or two. There s a supermarket across the street from my office that has a free charging station. Would you say it s generally ok to plug in there for a few hours while I m at my office or do these sorts of places take some offense that I m not shopping there? | OldSchoolAF | 2020-06-22 13:30:52 | 15 | fvmw3vv | If I pulled up to that supermarket (in an electric vehicle) and needed to charge and I see somebody plug in and walk away to another building... yeah I would be pissed... Just me tho... Usually don t owners of the chargers (business it is attached to) have signs with the rules | ImUrHuckle63rry | 2020-06-22 13:34:14 | 49 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
cq9lfe | Charging etiquette for heavily used areas | Is there a charging etiquette for heavily used charging areas with regards to plugging in a car after you leave? In my scenario the airport charging stations are always utilized. Luckily these charging stations have very long cords so they can reach several spaces. If I arrived and there were no charger stations available would leaving my adapter in my charging port signal to another Tesla owner to please charge me upon your departure? I certainly don t want to unplug someone else since I don t know how long they will be gone for. I guess I could always leave a note but it would be nice if there some was unwritten charging etiquette rule for a situation like this. | Thekacz | 2019-08-14 13:22:18 | 26 | ewv2b25 | charging stations don t make sense at airports. what they really need is hundreds of 120v spots | shellderp | 2019-08-14 15:38:02 | 54 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
5bonff | Charging for Supercharging Won t Deter Local Fleet Operators | Earlier today [ u shadowwolfy](https: www.reddit.com user shadowwolfy) posted a [Supercharger rant](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 5bgdp5 another_supercharger_rant ) describing congestion at a location in California caused primarily by local fleet operators. Tesla s recent change to Supercharging policy should help to deter local private owners from Supercharging. However fleet operators like Tesloop and black car companies are going to continue to (ab)use the Superchargers even if it costs them a little money. All fleet operators experience fluctuations in fuel increases in various taxes registration fees etc. They don t close their doors when the cost of doing business increases slightly. They either take smaller margins or simply pass the costs onto their customers. Companies that use Tesla vehicles in their fleets are no different. Charging fleet operators a nominal fee for Supercharging isn t going to stop them from utilizing the Supercharger network for local charging. Tesla is going to come up with another solution to deal with congestion caused by fleet operators. ***Sidebar note***: *Perhaps we need a Supercharging policy change mega-thread? Seems there have been quite a few posts about it today and I m sure more are coming.* | GeekLad | 2016-11-07 20:36:22 | 26 | d9q5q2v | Furthermore Tesloop s cars are already delivered so they have lifetime free supercharging which they re using the hell out of. Unless the cars are falling apart they ll just keep driving them. | majesticjg | 2016-11-07 21:50:25 | 12 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
ller84 | Charging for free in Texas. | Charging free in Texas currently. If you can find a powered supercharger. You re doing well today. I charged Sunday started at one today and it lost power after I added 8kWh. I found another and I am currently charging. I ve not yet been billed for Sunday or earlier today. My current session is $0.00. Is Tesla doing a “State of Emergency” good will thing. Edit. Typo | solarsystemoccupant | 2021-02-16 21:58:20 | 90 | gnp7fm2 | I was [reading Texas wholesale prices per GWH went from ~$25 to over ~$9 000](https: www.compsmag.com news business-news tesla-charging-costs-have-increased-as-the-texas-electricity-auction-system-fuels-the-price-hike ) at some point meaning a charge that normally cost ~$18 was more like ~$900. Edit: If you think this is some Fox news anti BEV conspiracy [maybe a $10k bill for a house is another way of looking at it from NBC News](https: www.nbcnews.com business business-news deep-freeze-subsides-texans-now-face-electricity-bills-10-000-n1258362). I don t see why anyone would need to charge during an emergency they they fully charged before an emergency so felt like it put it into quantity I could understand for others a house bill for ~3 days may help (though houses are different at different inside temps so idk how many kWh they got for $10k). | nod51 | 2021-02-16 22:45:38 | 34 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
6kg50l | Charging help advice | My father just ended up in the hospital so it was a last minute mad range run to the hospital in my MS60. Hoped to hit a 110 outlet while at the hospital but no luck. Drove home to my dads and he only has a 110 as well which Overnight isn t cutting it for hospital runs. I m in west Melbourne Florida so no super chargers anywhere nearby. PlugShare app has a few chargepoints around. Are they any faster than a 110? Anyone have any ideas besides Uber? Or could look at plugshare and tell me which is my best bet. Thanks so much. !flair other | Ludachris9000 | 2017-06-30 14:09:04 | 11 | djlqszs | Anything is faster than a 110. I would go sit at a chargepoint or even see if someone around you using the plugshare app has a Tesla and give them a call. I would also turn on range mode and turn off Cabin Overheat Protection and all the other power saving things like it always being connected. | rcnfive | 2017-06-30 14:14:34 | 5 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
jrqox2 | Charging in Apartment is Priced Too High | Hi TeslaMotors community! My apartment in California charges $100 month for unlimited charging... What are my options? I recently bought a model 3 and WFH for my job thus I don t know how I can justify a $100 month for charging (for reference I d have to drive 1.1K miles month for it to be comparable to other chargers). My apartment complex has been resistant to offering a pay-per-use model lowering the cost and offering me a power outlet. I currently charge my car when I need it on a nearby Chargepoint that s free but I d ideally love to keep my car plugged in. I know California has some laws around this but am wondering what you guys think on how I should proceed? | henryisnotmyname | 2020-11-10 18:41:09 | 15 | gbura2a | Find a new apartment. | Tesla_Neytiri | 2020-11-10 18:44:00 | 94 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
c20t53 | Charging in Charleston SC | Checking in with this group to hear of any thoughts or recent experience charging in Charleston. From EVTripplanner it appears that I will be rolling into the town from the Columbia SC but I will be pretty low when I arrive. I see various hotels have 1-2 J1772 chargers and a holiday inn across the river has a HPWC. I guess it s a bit of a gamble arriving low on charge and hoping there is a spot available and not ICE d. Any advice or experience from this group would be welcome... I consider myself pretty experienced in cross country trips using SCs but this will be my first destination where it appears all of the charging options are pretty slow. I m in a 2014 MS 85 with 19” wheels coming from Greenville SC | notabaddude | 2019-06-18 10:55:37 | 11 | ergy3nf | Stop at Santee and charge up to 80% and you should have > 50% while you re in town. The charging situation for the Greenville to Charleston route is terrible with all the Superchargers located way out of the way of I-26.. | LytHka | 2019-06-18 12:43:16 | 7 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
ivvzb6 | Charging in Manning Park BC | Wondering if anyone has used the BC Hydro charger in Manning Park BC? I arrived here last night and can t seem to figure out the connector for the life of me to plug in to my model 3. https: electricvehicles.bchydro.com charge public-EV-charging-stations-BC | nicoleincanada | 2020-09-19 16:43:17 | 21 | g5wafg2 | Thanks all! Did this (lol) https: ibb.co b1PtCXR | nicoleincanada | 2020-09-20 00:55:53 | 8 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
50r5n6 | Charging in Yosemite | What is the scene like recently for charging in Yosemite valley? I know there s no supercharger there but how easy is it to use the various public and hotel charging stations? I m headed there from SF this weekend and want to make sure we can easily top off while in the valley. | jyelol | 2016-09-02 03:03:27 | 17 | d76cvxo | There s a [destination charger at the Ahwahnee Hotel](https: 13dd3533ebd96a38e097-ffd458871468d7801be60d93d5d79b26.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com 93913.jpg) (I will **not** call it the Yosemite Grand Hotel). There is also a J1772 by Clipper Creek and even though they are labeled for hotel guests only their description in Plugshare says you can use them. Just ask the front desk. There is a successful check-in in Plugshare on August 12 and the station is highly rated in the app. There is also a [J1772 at the Yosemite Village Store parking lot](https: 13dd3533ebd96a38e097-ffd458871468d7801be60d93d5d79b26.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com 127709.jpg) attached to a low shed also Clipper Creek. This station is also highly rated in the app. There are also some 110v outlets at Housekeeping Camp but with the three EV chargers you shouldn t need them. | Marine_Mustang | 2016-09-02 03:53:30 | 16 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
ibdsb4 | Charging inaccuracies - over charging | Not sure if anyone else has had this problem. This is a 2020 Model Y LR. & #x200B I have noticed that whatever I set my charging limit to in the car it seems to always go over. This is set to 80% but it charges to 83%. My wife has set it to 90% and it charges to 95%. https: preview.redd.it yvy3gecu8kh51.jpg?width=2109& format=pjpg& auto=webp& s=1a750b358b1af8042a581262b9ace4eb91b98325 You can see if I change it to 80% in my phone that it is accurate and the car over charged. https: preview.redd.it 2t9f2ny49kh51.jpg?width=1242& format=pjpg& auto=webp& s=f835b0d8f4edb73b330314c93da3885da186c10d Once I change it on the phone it adjusts it to 80% on the car but doe not line up with the hash marks. https: preview.redd.it 6t39ek0e9kh51.jpg?width=1968& format=pjpg& auto=webp& s=c14598c6d575711eb12380eebefd9744b0022a49 I am curious if this has happened to anyone else and is there a way to fix it? | mudpuncher2 | 2020-08-17 13:06:14 | 21 | g1upqz9 | This has actually started happening to me just with the latest update (or at least that s when I noticed). It s done it in the past but was only 1-3 miles over. Lately it s charged up to 15 miles over where I set it. | camthehombre | 2020-08-17 13:18:04 | 16 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
ihytcv | Charging interruptions | I ve had my Gen 3 wall charger for about a month now. Just a few days ago I started to get notifications saying that charging was interrupted during the wee hours of the morning. On a couple occasions this has resulted in the car not being fully charged by departure time. I had an electrician come and look at it but he sees nothing wrong. Is this abnormal? | NisKrickles | 2020-08-28 02:25:49 | 25 | g33dqax | Lots of problems with gen 3. All over reddit and TMC | bmms8 | 2020-08-28 02:29:06 | 9 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
6a7oad | Charging my Model 3 at home: Chargepoint $649 Tesla Wall Connector $500 or NEMA 14-50 with an extra mobile connector $550 | What opinions do you have on the different home charging options? From what I can tell most people use their mobile connector but I ve decided that I would like to keep one in my car at all times so I m going to be spending about $500 + install. What would be the benefits challenges of each of these be? * [Chargepoint $649](https: www.chargepoint.com drivers home ) * [Tesla Wall Connector $500](https: shop.teslamotors.com collections model-s-charging-adapters products wall-connector-with-8-5-cable) * [extra Tesla Mobile Connector $550](https: shop.teslamotors.com collections model-s-charging-adapters products corded-mobile-connector-nema-14-50) The ChargePoint has an app that will remind me to charge when I m home and can connect to NEST. The Tesla Wall connector can get 48A or 72A to the car while the ChargePoint gets 32A (with a NEMA 6-50). *I previously wrote that the cost was $499 but that is only for 16A version* Looks like it is between a Tesla wall connector and a NEMA 14-50 with an additional travel connector. | GuardiansBeer | 2017-05-09 19:28:05 | 16 | dhcc4re | I d wait til you actually have a confirmed delivery date til you buy something. Prices (and possibly technology) are likely to change between now and then... | skitch23 | 2017-05-09 19:43:12 | 24 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
6efcxs | Charging on a 110 outlet at work | So I tried getting our new office building management company to install new chargers but they basically said No but if you find a plug you can charge with that. There s a couple of 110 plugs scattered around the parking garage but they all seem to throw charging errors if I set it above 6amps. (Says charging speed reduced then unable to charge pretty quickly) Right now I m charging with a 108-110v on 6amps. 2 miles an hour is enough to offset my drive to and from work basically so I figure it s kind of worth it (building has green power) but is this type of charging going to hurt my battery? | UnknownQTY | 2017-05-31 14:37:57 | 22 | di9tjjo | It won t hurt your battery - weird about above 6 amps though. Makes me wonder how they wired up those outlets. | dirtyfries | 2017-05-31 14:39:42 | 16 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
986y9u | Charging on hourly pricing | I have automated all major alliances in the house to turn off on high price and turn back on when prices are favorable using IFTTT on nests and washer dryers and scripts. I have also optimized other electricity consumers in the house to be most efficient. I have a baseline 400-600W draw and peek at 3.8-4kW. This leaves alot of current (200A service) available to charge my car at max (48A) at night when prices drop to < $0.01 kW and sometimes are negative. Does anyone have this setup and wants to share how they are handling the calls to the the tesla for start stop charging automatically. I also want to keep the car unplugged for most part as I only drive about 8000 miles a year and 310 miles will last me 2 weeks. As long as I get 2 low price windows I can charge my car basically for free. | 0r10z | 2018-08-17 23:09:44 | 12 | e4drj9z | In the car you can set what time you want it to start. Then you can set what max charge. So you should have no problem. | JFreader | 2018-08-17 23:21:03 | 7 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
8s05m1 | Charging option for Tesla owners with Solar match the power usage for charging your car to that of the Solar Panels current output. | Would that be a good idea? Or would constantly changing the charging rate be bad for the battery? I like the idea of plugging my Tesla in and only having it charge off Solar power for times when i don t need to charge quickly. | Koolice989 | 2018-06-18 14:59:15 | 19 | e0vg7ng | For something like that is why the power wall exists. | gwoz8881 | 2018-06-18 15:04:10 | 14 | Tesla Solar Panel Decision |
cr6jys | Charging options in a condo parking lot | I bought a condo in FL and before I move I would like to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet in my parking spot. The HOA is permitting an install with a sub-meter so I will just pay for what I use. 1. What should something like this cost? Assume a run of about 90 feet and includes the meter install and industrial NEMA 14-50? 2. What is a ballpark estimate of what permits cost? It is in St. Pete if that helps. 3. How do I make sure that others do not use this outlet? What have you done to keep the outlet secure and keep the charging cable there? Edit: The parking spot is indoors so not exposed to the elements. A solution like this would be perfect https: teslamotorsclub.com tmc attachments evse_cage-png.14312 | CowboyAndIndian | 2019-08-16 13:44:01 | 12 | ex25yeb | That 90ft run is gonna be a big part of the cost. Get a couple estimates. Try to avoid saying it s for a Tesla (dunno if you could get away saying its for an RV. Tell em its for a Nissan Leaf) Shouldn t need a permit but the electrician will know best. Some external enclosures for outlets have a set of tabs where you can run a padlock thru. Make sure you get a high quantity lock rated for outdoor use and try to hit its guts with some WD40 at least twice a year | JustWhatAmI | 2019-08-16 13:49:48 | 14 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
9nxocb | Charging outlet install | Got the OK from my wife to get a 240V charging outlet installed in advance of ordering. Electrician has offered a 40 or 60 amp outlet. About an $800 difference for the new wiring. Any thoughts? I have unlimited free charging about 10 min from my house at work so no huge issue there. Or do I just stick with a free 120v outlet then fully charge at work a couple times a week and put the extra cash into the car itself? | nogami | 2018-10-13 22:01:56 | 19 | e7ps9c1 | There really isn t a need for more than 40 amp. With a 50 amp I need to charge my S about 8 hours total per week. Needing to charge for 9 hours or 11 hours per week because I got a less amps outlet would not make a big difference. Also my 50 amp service was $300 total install cost in Phoenix from a licensed and bonded electrician. So if the difference between 40 amp and 60 amp is $800 you should get some more quotes. | lmaccaro | 2018-10-13 22:15:54 | 29 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
55k4uk | Charging overnight outdoors? | Hi folks One of my mental roadblocks I m trying to overcome when considering buying a Model S is that I have a house but no garage. I would be able to park the vehicle next to the house but would have to charge it outdoors exclusively (I m thinking about installing a carport next year but that s about as much as I can do with the space I have). Does anyone else charge overnight outdoors exclusively? What challenges exist when doing so? Thanks everyone :) | GodRaine | 2016-10-02 20:39:31 | 17 | d8b8lry | I do charge rain or shine snow or anything in between. There are no specific issues or worries to be considered except having a weather proof wall charger conection. | Javyt | 2016-10-02 20:45:14 | 9 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
elbybq | Charging port durability? | My work doesn t allow backing into parking spots... it s a little ridiculous I know. The charging stations that we have on site are the generic 200V 30A charging stations so I need to use the adaptor that came with the car to charge. When I pull into the spot they have the curbs so far away that the charge cable running all the way to the charge port doesn t touch the ground. Anyone know if this is cause for concern? I can fight to make an exception but if it is designed to take this kind of load then I don t have anything to worry about. | Theoneandonlyprizm | 2020-01-07 14:03:48 | 15 | fdgqyh8 | I don t think it s good for any cable - or the ports at either end - to have strain put on them. I d ask for an exemption. | igbright | 2020-01-07 14:07:06 | 21 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
gtjtrq | Charging power meter | Plan on using a neighbors outlet to charge my Model Y. Anyone know of a power meter I can use to keep track of how much I need to pay her each month? Edit: technically an energy monitor tracker | mathias898989 | 2020-05-30 19:09:41 | 22 | fscbvom | 120V or 240V? If 120 you can get a Kill-a-Watt from Harbor Freight for $20 that will show you how many kWh you have consumed. | fiehlsport | 2020-05-30 19:36:18 | 11 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
bttmkb | Charging profile when running 2019.15.11 | u Zoomit44 had asked for the charging profile when running 2019.15.11 and I thought others may be interested as it seems significantly better than what he or I were seeing before. It would be interesting to see the same numbers for other models and software versions. SoC (%) Power (kW) 30 147 40 144 50 128 60 105 70 85 75 69 80 54 85 42 Conditions: - Model 3 LR RWD Vin 040xxx - Software 2019.15.11 - Outside Temperature 90F - Supercharger: Weatherford OK - presumably a V2 - Before charging the car had been driven for 6 hours at 80mph with 2 Supercharger stops and then sat idle for 2 hours (while I had my nap) | SpellingJenius | 2019-05-28 00:44:58 | 25 | ep2lazr | Outstanding--Thank you! The 19.15.11 profile looks notably different than the 19.12.1.x profile . So like u greentheonly said it appears 15.11 is testing out a new charge profile. I plotted it with 10 19.12.1.x examples here: [https: teslamotorsclub.com tmc posts 3696991 ](https: teslamotorsclub.com tmc posts 3696991 ) We need more examples! Especially SR+ cars that can theoretically charge at a higher c-rate on V2 Superchargers. | Zoomit44 | 2019-05-28 02:15:58 | 10 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
4w0azs | Charging question | I have a 60D which has a 75kWh battery. Should I be charging to 80% of 60 or to 100% which is still 80% of 75? | ellipses1 | 2016-08-03 19:22:46 | 10 | d62w33v | If they haven t I really wish Tesla would clarify this. I guess they may want you to operate like it is a 60... | trinitesla | 2016-08-03 19:29:57 | 10 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
33r5l9 | Charging small amounts daily (5-10%) - Does it matter? | I ve read everything discussing how you should always try and stay between 20% and 80% on the battery unless you re going on a long road trip but what about if you drive small amounts somewhat frequently. For example if 3-4 times a week you re only driving to the point where 5-10% of charge is used but you re still recharging every night. Is that a big deal charging a small amount frequently or does it not matter as much? | HelluvaNinjineer | 2015-04-24 20:58:40 | 12 | cqnoltf | shallow charges are the best actually especially if you are at a lower SoC (40-60%) for the life of my vehicle it has been around 40-60% and after 2 years of driving and shallow charging i have zero battery degradation. check this out http: batteryuniversity.com learn article how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries | AC1K | 2015-04-24 22:34:40 | 13 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
gfuk02 | Charging solution for condo users? | I ve had my model 3 for a little over a year. By far one of my favorite purchases! With that said I have a system to plan charging stops during various parts of the week. I don t mind doing it but I realized my life now revolves around ability to charge. I own a condo and my parking spot is on the top floor (with access to the sun for any solar solutions). However there is not an accessible electrical outlet. By the time the condo association can get up to speed and install charging stations. I will have probably have moved. My question is has someone seen or heard of a portable charging solutions or even a solar solution? I ve done research and I don t see much. Wanted to put it here to see if you good folks had any ideas or methods. | mkaw_alx | 2020-05-08 14:49:51 | 10 | fpvrqfe | Portability aside solar isn t really practical for charging a single car in a condo -- the amount of power you need to get any worthwhile amount of charge will require either a very large installation of panels and or enough time in the sun to charge up an external battery like a powerwall to then charge the car from overnight. Doing all that without connecting to the Grid is even more complicated. Definitely not something you re going to do in a condo it s more of a farm off-grid cabin sort of thing. | mishakhill | 2020-05-08 15:10:27 | 8 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
dow871 | Charging time to reach optimal battery temperature | Charging time to reach optimal temperature Assuming ambient is 45-50F and the car is at ambient temp. With Level 2 charging how long do I have to charge or how many % of charge added in order to reach the optimal temperature where regenerative braking isn t limited? What about L1 charging? It s been getting colder lately and I don t have a scheduled departure time every morning. So i won t be able to take full advantage of the new charge scheduling. But I m still curious how long it takes to bring the battery up to temperature by charging. | kchau | 2019-10-29 21:03:50 | 22 | f5qwj3a | Micro-managing the regen dots is not really worth the effort. Unless you live somewhere with very mild no winter you re going to get limited regen. You can warm the battery all you like when you go to the store and leave the car in the lot for 30 min the battery will cool off quickly. You have to unfortunately learn to deal with the fact that the car will behave differently in different circumstances. | pobody | 2019-10-29 21:23:49 | 19 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
fny0ri | Charging troubles. | Hi I need some help here..I just recently purchased a Tesla and need help with charging. I was just planning on using my dryer outlet which is a NEMA 10-30 but since tesla doesn t sell any 10-30 adapters I now have a NEMA 14-30 adapter. Can I just simply buy a 14-30 outlet and swap it for the 10-30? I literally have no idea how any of this works. Any info helps. Thank you Edit: forgot to mention for those who don t know 10-30 adapter has been discontinued for awhile. | pnutty6725 | 2020-03-24 03:24:48 | 11 | flc8rcf | 10-30 is hot-hot-neutral no ground. 6-30 is hot-hot-ground 14-30 is hot-hot-neutral-ground. There s 240v between the hots and 120v between either hot and the neutral on the 10-30 and 14-30 (6-30 provides 240v only with no 120v capability) If there s a ground wire in the box you can replace it with a 14-30 receptacle and use the 14-30 adapter. If there s no ground wire you have a few options. All of them require converting the existing neutral wire to a ground instead. If the cable run goes to a sub panel then there s separate ground and neutral busses and you need to move it to the ground one and mark it as a ground (put green electrical tape on both ends of the conductor run). If it goes to the main panel the ground and neutral should terminate at the same bus bar so you just need to mark it. Option 1: Tesla doesn t sell a first party 6-30 adapter but there seem to be some third-party options for the Gen2 connectors so get one and replace the 10-30 with a 6-30 receptacle with ground instead of neutral. Option 2: install a 6-30 as above and make or buy a cheater cable with a 6-30 plug to 14-30 receptacle with the neutral unconnected and label it prominently for Tesla use only. You will wreak havoc if you try to connect any 120 240 appliance that expects the missing neutral. Option 3: replace the receptacle with a HPWC instead using the two hots and repurposed ground since it doesn t need the neutral. If you don t have 4 conductors in the box it s against code to install a 14-30 without the neutral connected since as stated above it ll break anything plugged in that requires a 120v leg. In any event you should hire an electrician to make sure whatever solution you end up with is in compliance with your local code. | joe714 | 2020-03-24 04:08:50 | 12 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
5bifrp | Charging vs refuelling | Sorry for the random rant but after reading article number 27384 that says refueling is easier than recharging I gotta say this. WTF? I charge my phone every night or so and from what I understand electric cars are nearly as simple. Refueling on the other hand means going to a dedicated facility get out and wait 5 minutes in the freezing cold while looking awkwardly at the people around you. I have to think about waking up earlier because I don t have enough gas for the day. Getting an electric Model 3 can t come fast enough. In the meantime fuck driving a gas car... I m taking the bus. Non sensical rant. Felt good. | Fireproofspider | 2016-11-06 22:13:49 | 22 | d9oqpht | But there s no infrastructure for charging. Uhhh yeah there is. It s at my friggin house. | GeekLad | 2016-11-06 22:33:45 | 39 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
ihlshk | Charging while hauling a trailer? | So I ordered a model y about 12 days ago. I plan to pull a small camper which will have a solar system installed in it. I plan to have an inverter with 120v outlet that I could plug the car into allowing it to charge the car if the batteries in the trailer are full while parked at camp. Would it be possible to charge the car while driving?Like through the trailer wiring? When the trailer is at home i plan to utilize the excess energy to run battery tenders connected to my other toys vehicles. | kannible | 2020-08-27 14:15:49 | 11 | g30vrpd | Car won t drive if plugged in. | whoosierdaddy | 2020-08-27 14:17:49 | 48 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
gzm92e | Charging without a home work plugin | Would you recommend a Model 3 SR+ to someone in the following situation? I currently live in a condo without the ability to add charging capabilities. Spots are first come first serve and HOA doesn t want to deal with it. Daily commute is about 35 miles round trip and I m going to try and convince work to install some level 2 charging. If that fails I do live directly across the street from an EVgo public charger. I m wondering if I can charge overnight once or twice a week at this public charger. I haven t been able to find info on this since most people use these for fast charging and wouldn t consider leaving it over night. They charge $1.50 hour for level 2 charging. Is this an option others would consider with the public charging so close by? | gpasq | 2020-06-09 12:33:35 | 13 | ftgy3kl | Charging at home is a great convenience but If you have chargers across the street it s almost the same. You shouldn t have problems and your options will only increase over time. | thecheapgeek | 2020-06-09 12:40:23 | 19 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
jaktbr | Charleston SC finally getting a supercharger! | It has been discovered that there is a permit and someone has said that they are already breaking ground on a supercharger in N. Charleston SC. It appears to be at Tanger outlet (there s a bunch of lvl 2 chargers there but this will be a v3 supercharger) near the Mellow Mushroom. Some of the discussion can be found [here](https: teslamotorsclub.com tmc threads supercharger-charleston-sc.101041 page-13#post-5060336). EDIT: It appears to be fully functional now according the the map and the discussions! Just 3 weeks from breaking ground to completed! That s awesome!! | buzzy62 | 2020-10-13 19:42:41 | 88 | g8q6k14 | About time. We visited last summer and the distance to a Supercharger was a nightmare. We may actually go back now. | Kri77777 | 2020-10-13 20:18:10 | 15 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
63mz8f | Charleston WV Supercharger station permit approved | On supercharge.info dot for Charleston WV finally there. Know its one of the larger donut holes left will be good for people in midwest driving south. Edit: Should ve included construction should be starting soon with completion goal being early May. As with all tesla deadlines am sure it will be done sooner. | chrmnfthbrd | 2017-04-05 17:23:24 | 29 | dfvfahe | HOT FREAKING DAMN!!! It s finally happening!!! I ve literally been waiting for this charger for THREE YEARS. | supratachophobia | 2017-04-05 18:02:06 | 14 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
yvzcmo | Charlie Munger calls the success of Elon Musk s Tesla a ‘minor miracle in the car business | [Berkshire Hathaway](https: www.cnbc.com quotes BRK.A ) Vice Chairman Charlie Munger spoke highly of Elon Musk s electric vehicle company [Tesla](https: www.cnbc.com quotes TSLA ) calling it an amazing feat in the American auto industry. “I was certainly surprised that Tesla did as well as it did ” Munger said in an interview with CNBC s [Becky Quick](https: www.cnbc.com becky-quick ) that aired on [“Squawk Box”](https: www.cnbc.com squawk-box-us ) on Tuesday. “I do not equate Tesla with bitcoin. Tesla has made some real contributions to this civilization. Elon Musk has done some good things that others couldn t do.” “We haven t had a successful new auto company in a long long time. What Tesla has done in the car business is a minor miracle ” Munger added. Tesla became one of the most valuable companies in the world with a market capitalization over $600 billion. The car marker [delivered 343 000 vehicles](https: www.cnbc.com 2022 10 02 tesla-tsla-q3-2022-vehicle-delivery-and-production-numbers.html) in the last quarter. Shares of Tesla are down 45% this year after a near 50% rally in 2021 and a whooping 743% advance in 2020. Read more: [https: www.cnbc.com 2022 11 15 charlie-munger-calls-the-success-of-elon-musks-tesla-a-minor-miracle-in-the-car-business.html](https: www.cnbc.com 2022 11 15 charlie-munger-calls-the-success-of-elon-musks-tesla-a-minor-miracle-in-the-car-business.html) | cnbc_official | 2022-11-15 14:49:07 | 288 | iwhjwlm | I hate when people call things like this luck or a miracle. Sure there is a element of that to it. But every book I have read about the beginnings of Tesla spacex the story is essentially the same. The miracle happened because you had someone that was willing to put it all on the line regardless of what the odds were for or against. This is why I have a hard time slagging Musk for his current behaviour. While I don t always agree with it his methods seemed to have worked. And he has largely been right when others have been wrong. Having someone like that leading the company is why they were successful. That s why have to take the good with the bad when it comes to a personality like his. | zombienudist | 2022-11-15 18:13:10 | 172 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
buyr11 | Cheap Costco foam mattress for Tesla camping | We got our Model 3 back in August 2018 and tried sleeping in it on top of a mountain soon after. The air mattress we used was so thick that it meant we couldn t lay on our sides or we d scrape our hips on the trunk shelf. So I ve been looking at foam mats for their ability to be thinner while also staying comfortable but they all seemed too expensive to justify. Skip to a few days ago. We were at Costco and saw the Novaform Loungables Versamat - a 3 thick tri-fold foam twin-sized mattress for only $40. It s not memory foam but we picked it up to try out because of Costco s excellent return policy. Turns out it s very comfortable and gives us plenty of space to move around on. It s a lot faster to deploy than an air mattress and one person moving doesn t disturb the other. The only con is that it takes up quite a bit of room in the trunk. https: i.redd.it rnmwgq8jze131.jpg https: i.redd.it 4wi8d69jze131.jpg https: i.redd.it r1pr2q8jze131.jpg | VoidVisionary | 2019-05-30 21:23:30 | 37 | epjcsp3 | Another option is the thin mats like the thermarest z-lite. 20” wide and 72” long. Used by a lot of ultralight hiking folks. | raleel | 2019-05-30 21:31:41 | 5 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
44iz4d | Cheapest CPO Sale of the week- S60 50(?) miles $45 900. | Car sold in less than an hour. Not sure if that was the actual mileage but it s what my little scraper process picked up. I created this account to share nuggets of wisdom that I come across in my CPO search. As many of you seem to be in the same boat let me know if you find them interesting. | TeslaCpoHunter | 2016-02-07 00:16:36 | 40 | czr4j1g | For anyone that s bought through the cpo process what kind of condition are these cars in? On the web site they just use stock photos. | flibflaba | 2016-02-07 16:16:44 | 9 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4k4ogw | Cheapest model s with autopilot? | I ve been looking for a Model s and a 2013 p85+ is selling for around $60 000. I was wondering if it would be possible to find a 2014 model with autopilot for around $65 000. Battery size doesn t matter | farhanorakzai | 2016-05-19 20:58:27 | 10 | d3c44wj | Get an inventory 70 with AP about 73k with the tax rebates still. | ClevelandSteamer81 | 2016-05-19 21:06:16 | 9 | Tesla Model 3 Review |
hdugju | Check Tesla Insurance! | So I looked at tesla insurance when it first was available and it was $250 a month which was more then what I was paying. Then my insurance rose and they became about equal. I still occasionally checked it and then it dropped to $200 was not enough to justify a switch fast forward to saturday my insurance decided to drastically increase so I went to tesla and it was down to $150. I gave myself more coverage and ended up walking away with $162 a month. So if your in CA check it every so often could save some money. | r0773nluck | 2020-06-22 15:30:44 | 68 | fvneyey | You get what you pay for. My credit card information was compromised I updated my payment information in my Tesla account when I got it. All was good super charging was being billed bought accessories etc. 2 months later a rock hits my windshield. I login My Tesla and notice my insurance information is not there. I call and am told my policy was cancelled for non-payment. They claim they emailed me - they didn t. They also acknowledged they do not send out physical letters and are working on that . Turns out when you input your payment information it gets sent the actual insurance company (Tesla just puts their name on it) and if you update your payment information it does nothing. I was driving around without insurance for 1.5 months without knowing and now I have a $1500 windshield replacement bill. I don t even want to think about the financial devastation what would have happened if my car was totaled during that time and to be told by the agent on the phone yeah sorry we re working on that. Good luck paying the 50K bye . | bee_ryan | 2020-06-22 16:24:33 | 66 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
ff4m7l | Check top hats if you have a mysterious tapping “rattle” that you can t resolve. Also some good and bad service experienced in my first 9 months of ownership. | Just wanted to share that I ve had an annoying rattle from the rear passenger area that sounded like it was coming from the door or passenger seat of my June 2019 model 3 awd. However no amount of felt tape in the area could affect it. As time went on the rattle got louder (also random rattles from various areas of the car). Long story short I decided to get a local shop to retorque the lower suspension bolts and that got rid of many of the random rattles but that one from the rear still persisted and in fact got louder which cemented my belief that it s suspension related. When I was at Unplugged Performance Jeff drove my car and suggested looking at the top hat so I brought it in to Pomona SC. They retorqued the entire rear including the top hats and the tapping sound was resolved. Overall in the first 9 months of ownership I ve been to Costa Mesa (horrible) Carlsbad (good) Buena Park (bad) and Pomona (great) for these rattles. (Chronological order.) Hall of fame: Jeff at Unplugged Performance for identification of the cause by ear(!) Valerie - service adviser at Pomona SC for excellent service Derek - tech at Pomona SC who rode along with me to verify issues for being knowledgeable about these issues and non-dismissive. Tech at Carlsbad SC who suggested insulating wheel wells to fix the dreaded wheel well trim rattle. Hall of shame: Costa Mesa SC tech who turned me away in the first month because he “couldn t hear” the rattles and they “may just be trim rubbing”. Buena Park Tech who refused to take a look at the suspension saying that the rattles were “too high to be from the suspension”. His comment sent me in the wrong direction on a wild goose chase. Super counterproductive. Buena Park Service (Assistant?) manager who “couldn t hear” the rattles that were supposed to have been resolved when I returned 40 minutes after picking up the vehicle. Overall my experience first 9 months were great tempered with lots of frustration. The guys at Pomona make me feel that Tesla is actually getting better in terms of service. | thisisveek | 2020-03-08 00:44:59 | 54 | fjwrnm0 | These cars rattle too much for their price. It s my biggest complaint about my tesla. | teslacometrue | 2020-03-08 05:07:13 | 20 | Tesla Model 3 Audio Experience |
8fas6w | Check up of YouYou s car after 15.000 something miles | Here s some under the hood footage of YouYou s Model 3. Canada uses salt on their roads sooo ... yeah ... take a look: [https: www.facebook.com NoMiEVmobility videos 618677028494891 ](https: www.facebook.com NoMiEVmobility videos 618677028494891 ) | kowa2000 | 2018-04-27 11:02:51 | 20 | dy1yomv | Stopped after 2 min but shocked how bizarrely clean it is under there. | garthreddit | 2018-04-27 11:29:41 | 14 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8tipm7 | Check your DRL! | My wife and I took two cars today (she was driving the Model 3) and when she was behind me I noticed that the passenger s side daytime running light wasn t as bright as the driver side. Upon closer inspection I found out they re different colors. I ve already contact the service center and am waiting to hear back from them but wanted to make sure you guys don t have the same issue as we do Pictures: https: imgur.com a cHlLwSa | vj1096 | 2018-06-24 15:58:39 | 53 | e17rv1d | I had this same issue. It s in the Tesla Service Center getting fixed. | ventsol | 2018-06-24 16:05:58 | 22 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8uenms | Check your Reservations - 1 21 18 Res Holder Invited! | Hey Guys I reserved on 1 21 2018 and I ve never received an invite email from Tesla but I read that they re going to send out invites to all remaining reservation holders so I ve been refreshing the reservation management page every hour and the configuration button just showed up! Edit: Forgot to mention - USA non-owner September 18 - November 18 delivery. | x3haloed | 2018-06-28 00:06:49 | 78 | e1ets3v | This is not a drill! Configurator is open to everyone! | SleepingLesson | 2018-06-28 00:08:08 | 40 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
fyo6po | Check your loot boxes... Changes to my free supercharger miles. | As of a few days ago I had about 8 300 free supercharging miles from old referrals however I just checked today and it dropped to 5 000 exactly. Anyone else have changes here? A friend noticed 5 000 miles in their account too. Wonder if this is a gift from Tesla to those affected by the virus... Who knows... | MooseAMZN | 2020-04-10 20:35:48 | 24 | fn0y8c3 | I had 4300 left and they re completely gone. So quite the opposite of a gift for me. I bet they had a lot of associates not so busy and had them purge the fleet for anyones miles that should ve “expired” | SiLee12 | 2020-04-10 20:38:01 | 31 | Issues with Tesla Referral Program |
5dtfcl | Chevy bolt production vs Model 3 production | https: www.reddit.com r BoltEV comments 5dpacm gm_officially_gives_up_on_nationwide_launch_of Bolt is compliance car only starting in two states (California and Oregon) BoltEVfactoryworker says one shift plant is making 1 in 3 cars Chevy Bolt EV. He also says no way Tesla can produce more without quality issues. https: www.reddit.com r BoltEV comments 5dpacm gm_officially_gives_up_on_nationwide_launch_of da73krj ?context=3 Bolt is a one shift plant with 1 in 3 cars being Bolt? Tesla will be a 2 or 3 shift plant with 3 in 3 cars being EVs. I have to wonder how many people that wanted a Bolt and can t get it will put in a new reservation for Model 3. At the least you won t see people canceling model 3 orders for the Bolt if they don t live in a compliance state. | dhanson865 | 2016-11-19 17:19:38 | 35 | da758vr | All signs point to about 30k a year initial capacity plans. That s from various supplier source leaks from LG s statement that they can supply 30k+ and the capacity of the plant line that GM has allocated and from industry watchers like IHS Markit. I suspect in year 2 GM can bring up the production to more like 50k. However beyond somewhere around 40-50k GM will have to pony up big bucks for battery production. And that would likely take 2-3 years to get expansion. Tesla will try to achieve 100 s of thousands of Model 3 production in its first year. The target for 2018 is around 350 000. To do that Tesla is bringing up the first two phases of the Gigafactory which should be enough to be 35 to 40 GWh of production capacity. That s more than LG Samsung SDI and SKI combined by more than double in that timeframe. | tech01x | 2016-11-19 17:46:46 | 35 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
3a06vx | Chicago Destination Charging hotel | I m going to take a road trip with my tesla for the first time from NJ to Chicago. I saw 2 options in Chicago but when I called Park Hyatt they said they do not have a Tesla charging station even though the Tesla website lists them as a destination charging place. Am I misinterpreting the website? Anyone have any experience with staying in Chicago with a tesla? Do you have any recs for places to stay? | dukeblanc | 2015-06-16 05:02:56 | 15 | cs8d1fc | The downtown Chicago location (1053 W Grand Ave) has two superchargers and 6 HPWC s so anywhere near there is an option. | jorhyne | 2015-06-16 14:19:44 | 7 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
6hyioa | Child carseat protectors for Model S | Does anyone use a protector under their kids carseats in the back of their Model S? My kids are in boosters and I don t want them to cause dents in the seats. They have not even sat in my car yet so details will be helpful especially about how it fits with the seatbelt complex. Thanks! | CaptCopilot | 2017-06-18 07:38:19 | 15 | dj2435d | Yes and and I absolutely love it. It s rubber and even catches crumbs and stuff. Without it the seat definitely had dents for a while after the car seat was removed. Britax Seat Protector: https: www.target.com p britax-174-vehicle-seat-protector - A-14140519?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000& AFID=google_pla_df& CPNG=PLA_Baby+Shopping& adgroup=SC_Baby& LID=700000001170770pgs& network=g& device=m& location=9029709& gclid=CJuq8oryxtQCFQIRaQodP1cBGw& gclsrc=aw.ds | electrifiedVeggies | 2017-06-18 07:42:39 | 9 | Car seat configurations in Tesla |
7jk9ts | Chill mode is a killer feature | Guys I think this hasn t been discussed enough. I got the recent software update with chill mode and honestly its GREAT! When I want to drive smoothly I m not in a rush and especially when I have passengers in the back seats chill mode makes the driving really enjoyable. Basically the car accelerates at a much slower pace but it also feels like the regen braking is smoother as well to avoid the abruptness that normally occurs if you just let up completely on the pedal. The other added benefit is in those times where you do want to zip around taking it off Chill mode feels even better because you were used to chill mode acceleration. One more benefit: definitely improves range! Also I haven t tested but I assume autopilot also drives chill which makes for an even smoother ride. | teslafolife | 2017-12-13 16:13:29 | 150 | dr772xl | And here I am laughing at all the other manufacturers calling it Eco mode . All they had to do was label the button chill and it would be 10x more popular. Tesla s all about that compelling experience. | the_finest_gibberish | 2017-12-13 18:34:31 | 116 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
hitdfu | Chime on Green | I think it would be a very useful option to have the car chime when the light turns green when stopped at an intersection with no lead car. It seems like at least once a month I m stopped looking to the left to see when it s safe to right on red and only notice the light has turned green a good few seconds after. | Hobojo153 | 2020-06-30 18:42:14 | 108 | fwi809u | You re not thinking big enough. #AUTO LAUNCH on green. ) | [deleted] | 2020-06-30 19:17:07 | 91 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
iw13h2 | Chime on lane change! | Just a thought! How many of you want your car to chime while making lane changes to notify you if someone is on your blind spot? Having the chime would confirm if there is a car behind and we don t have to look at the screen for rendered cars or look behind our shoulder.. Many cars have blind spot indicators on the mirrors we can have some sort of feature via software update. What are your thoughts on this? | pruthvirajgowda | 2020-09-19 21:24:31 | 51 | g5v7uq2 | There used to be a setting called [Blind spot warning chime](https: www.youtube.com watch?v=M2UOIiMsyJ4) it kinda just disappeared. | np2350 | 2020-09-19 21:28:15 | 34 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
r2w1d1 | China MYP appears to include at least 3 significant improvements | According to various users who have taken delivery 1. AMD graphics SoC card replacing Intel Atom for infotainment 2. 12 V lithium-ion auxiliary battery replaces 12 V lead acid battery 3. Double laminated glass on the rear windows as well as the front windows More info about these improvements can be found here EDIT. @JayinShanhai confirms it is a 12 V not 16 V in this case. https: insideevs.com news 550716 china-tesla-modely-performance-tech | BeatenbyJumperCables | 2021-11-26 20:27:16 | 364 | hm7doj4 | That Ryzen chip should be a real nice upgrade from those Atoms and even they were years ahead of what the competition is using & #x200B Edit: [Found a clip](https: twitter.com zxk9523 status 1464098767372652546) | SliceofNow | 2021-11-26 22:23:17 | 145 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
a2lij7 | China has agreed to reduce and remove tariffs on cars coming into China from the U.S. Currently the tariff is 40%. | From the G20 summit Trump had dinner with President Xi Jinping. It was already known that the US would hold off on increasing tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200B of Chinese imports but today news is China to remove tariffs on cars imported to China. This could be really good news for Tesla since there was an article recently that Tesla s sales in China were supposedly down 70% (although disputed by Tesla as being significantly off with no actual numbers). Not sure when it s supposed to take effect but could make this quarter even better than it already is with growth in Europe and China. https: twitter.com realDonaldTrump status 1069441198157455360 | Pokerhobo | 2018-12-03 05:17:16 | 95 | eb0bckn | They were 15% before. They will be 15% now. They were 40% for a few months in retaliation to Trump s tariffs. Trump literally did nothing. China has been steadily lowering its tariffs on imported cars for several years now. The rate was 25% and they planned to cut it further to 15%. But to retaliate for Trump s tariffs they raised the tariff on US cars to 40%. https: www.wsj.com articles u-s-car-makers-left-in-the-dust-as-chinas-tariff-cuts-boost-europe-japan-1533901068 In other words Trump s tariffs put US auto exports in China s crosshairs when they had been lowering those tariffs on their own accord. He made things worse not better. And now he s claiming full credit for (possibly) undoing (some of) the damage he caused. | Frowawayduh1 | 2018-12-03 16:52:08 | 30 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
bujzgm | China may restrict rare earth minerals what could be the effect on Tesla? | https: www.bbc.com news world-asia-48366074 Seeing that China apparently seems to think about restricting these minerals for export to the US what effect could this have on Tesla? Don t they need them for their chips and batteries? When there is a shortage will the prices for the cars rise and if yes how much? | Niran_ | 2019-05-29 20:49:09 | 12 | epdd9xr | US only imported 4% of rare earth exported from China and mainly for oil industry. In the U.S. the minerals are used in oil refineries and U.S. imports from China are less than 4% of China s exports of the metals [https: www.cnbc.com 2019 05 28 china-makes-veiled-threat-about-withholding-rare-earth-minerals.html](https: www.cnbc.com 2019 05 28 china-makes-veiled-threat-about-withholding-rare-earth-minerals.html) | superdigua | 2019-05-29 21:18:00 | 21 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8x053d | Chinese Gigafactory theory... they ll take over Model S production while Fremont builds the Y and or pickup | A very common cost-reduction tactic in car manufacturing is to take old model production and move the entire factory overseas. When the 90s era Buick Regal was retired it became a brand new model in China. They just packed up the entire assembly line and moved it. Same goes for old Nissans that go to Mexico or China to continue production or old Toyota models that would up being produced in Thailand. Fremont has reached its capacity and though new buildings are planned space is still a constraint. The GigaFactory in Nevada is only about 1 3rd of its intended final footprint but the scope of production there has already expanded to include products never initially intended. The gigafactory could expand to its full originally intended size strictly making batteries and it still might be too small (hence the plans for additional gigafactories.) We know it s very difficult to launch an entirely new vehicle production line but maybe they don t have to. I think it would be easy to do a simple refresh of the X or S line and move the entire operation to China. This would allow production volumes to increase without the pain of trying to ramp two additional models. European and North American buyers may not be interested in a ten year old design built in China but the Chinese market alone could likely absorb as many cars as they could produce. Battery prices continue to fall labor costs would be lower (though that s only a small part of a line with that much automation ) there would be no import taxes and the need to recover massive R& D would be diminished due to it being an outdated model. [Teslas cost 50% more in China](https: www.barrons.com articles why-teslas-cars-cost-50-more-in-china-1492193073) so right there buyers could save a ton. Thoughts? | BedWedOrBehead | 2018-07-08 08:30:15 | 22 | e1zwc62 | Elon has already said they will not be doing this. The China GF will be used to make cars for that region and that is it. The US factories will make them for that region and the Europe GF will make them for Europe. Shipping cars around the world is expensive and they want to get away from it. | scottrobertson | 2018-07-08 10:29:05 | 35 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
asuht8 | Chinese Media Reports Reveal Info On Tesla Model Y Debut | [https: insideevs.com chinese-media-reveal-tesla-model-y-debut ](https: insideevs.com chinese-media-reveal-tesla-model-y-debut ) > It appears the Tesla Model Y may be unveiled at the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show. > > According to various informed sources in China the [**Tesla Model Y**](https: insideevs.com tag tesla-model-y ) could be revealed to the world as soon as April 16 2019. A Chinese media outlet first reported the news which it claims to have gleaned from people “in the know.” Of course we can t be sure that this information is accurate but it would make perfect sense since [**Tesla**](https: insideevs.com category tesla ) is building a [**Gigafactory**](https: insideevs.com drone-flyover-tesla-gigafactory-3-progress ) in China and plans to manufacture the Model Y there (for the Chinese market) as well as at its primary [**Gigafactory**](https: insideevs.com tag tesla-gigafactory ) in Sparks Nevada (for all other markets). & #x200B | X5AT_1 | 2019-02-20 22:06:27 | 12 | egwulxt | How about unveiled in March as planned and featured in Shanghai in April later? | unpleasantfactz | 2019-02-20 22:43:39 | 38 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8bzv2r | Chinese Toy Company nails Model X except for one thing... | [Ordered a Model X 1:32](https: imgur.com a 7GrAe) toy off of eBay from some company in China as its the only Tesla I can afford heh. Overall impressed with the amount of detail from the Frunk to the dash. They added lights and sounds but [I don t think they thought it through...](https: youtu.be 3XRpCti2us4) | rtgeary | 2018-04-13 15:07:10 | 100 | dxazl3c | Lol they even got the door gaps and alignment correct! | Emulsifide | 2018-04-13 15:45:20 | 46 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
9061p8 | Chipped Paint Fixes | While washing bugs off the front of our Model 3 yesterday we noticed that the front bumper has a few of what looks to be tiny chipped paint probably from rocks and such. Any recommendations on how to fix this? | flaresandglares | 2018-07-19 13:55:25 | 13 | e2nyvnl | Tesla has paint kits on their website I ll probably re touch once a year or so. | mechrock | 2018-07-19 14:16:38 | 8 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
bsvic5 | Choosing Model 3: Which Combination Will Stay Cooler in the Summer? | Hello everyone...my wife and I rented a beautiful Model 3 for our anniversary last weekend and it has turned into the infamous $50 000 Test Drive. We love the car and are getting ready to place an order. & #x200B I am just trying to choose a color combination and have narrowed it down to two possible choices. Either 1) **Pearl White with Black** interior or 2) as you can see in the pic the combination that we rented **Deep Blue Metallic with White** interior. In Colorado it tends to get pretty warm in the summer and my question is...which has a greater impact on how hot a car (with a full glass roof) feels in the summertime the interior color or the exterior color? Would the white car be easier to cool down on a 95-degree day or would the darker car with the white interior be easier to cool? & #x200B The reason I have always had my eye on buying a white Tesla is that I always figured (with either interior choice) the car would stay cooler in the summer so it fits with the EV-mindset of maximizing energy usage. However the deep blue car that we rented was so stunning that I am now having second thoughts about the white. Any insight would be greatly appreciated...thanks! & #x200B **TLDR**: which has a greater impact on how hot a car (with a full glass roof) feels in the summer the exterior color or the interior color? & #x200B https: i.redd.it oeintb2phd031.jpg | SaddleSC | 2019-05-25 15:07:35 | 21 | eoqw3jb | Remember that you can remotely turn on aircon prior to departure. White seats will definitely not soak as much heat as a black interior. And every Model 3 has a dark tinted glass roof so body color here has less impact than in cars with regular roof. | pwear | 2019-05-25 15:20:05 | 27 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
esk19m | Christian von Koenigsegg: The Model 3 is the best contemporary normal daily driver around. (source in comments section) | The magazine that the quote was written in was [Road & Track](https: i.imgur.com GBAYIRh.png) and the video where I obtained the information from originally was here: https: youtu.be cXkRcuwoIm4 In the first thirty seconds of the aforementioned video Engineering Explained explains that it was indeed Christian von Koenigsegg who was the author of the comment in question. High praise for the Model 3 if you ask me. | twinbee | 2020-01-22 23:15:44 | 774 | ffaingq | “We kind of had our future mapped out and then we heard about the new Tesla Roadster and its insane acceleration numbers and we thought ‘damn that s put the gauntlet down . Sure it must be really heavy but that kind of acceleration? That s frustrating!” He is a big Tesla fan and seems to enjoy the competition | monkeybusiness124 | 2020-01-22 23:44:04 | 240 | Tesla Model Sightings |
a65x3r | Christmas Came Early | Finally took delivery of my Mid Range Model 3 yesterday and couldn t be happier! Had an excellent all around experience from the time of purchase to the delivery. I am a Day 1 reservation holder and decided to go with the MR right after it was announced in order to get the Federal credit and it came just in time. Having owned the car for not even a full 24 hours yet I know I made the right decision. This community has been so helpful in regards to tips and all around information and I m so grateful to finally join the ranks as an owner. Cheers to Tesla! [My Mid Range Model 3](https: imgur.com gallery P6zMiVA) | IAmTheBeastIWorshipp | 2018-12-14 15:45:57 | 89 | ebs54ln | Congrats on the pickup. Day 1 reserve here and went with AWD. Love everything about the car. Prepare to be asked questions everywhere you go. | b_ack51 | 2018-12-14 15:57:25 | 13 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5iuc4i | Christmas Model 3 Reservations? | I m curious how many of you are or know someone who is placing a Model 3 reservation for their husband wife. I m thinking that there might be a few extra thousand reservations hitting the books this holiday season. | OompaOrangeFace | 2016-12-17 12:52:17 | 21 | dbb5p0v | Tesla should offer a nicely designed printable certificate to give when you sign someone up along with a slight discount on some Tesla swag. | paulwesterberg | 2016-12-17 16:11:15 | 7 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
3ttg5b | Christmas family trip from NYC to Toronto. Any advice about route supercharger and or diner choices near superchargers | Hey guys so our 70d should be here by Christmas for the holiday weekend we are heading to Toronto. I know the nav will show us the superchargers along the way. My question is has anyone taken this trip before and would like to share their pointers for router preference based on food along the way and which combo has less range anxiety. Thank you very much in advance. | mamunami | 2015-11-22 15:04:32 | 10 | cx92193 | Try using this to double check the stops just in case: https: www.evtripplanner.com They don t have a 70D from the pull down menu so just use a 60S for now. Worse comes to worse you make an extra 20-30 minute stop. You should be aware of the fact that range in km mi is different from actual miles driven . The cold change in elevation speed you drive at and amount of stuff you bring will affect this. | oogachaka | 2015-11-22 15:51:28 | 5 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
cizzor | Chromed out sport rims | At a time when chrome delete seems to be a popular thing to do it s nice to see someone doing the opposite and adding chrome instead. I m also digging the badge placement on the side. While I probably won t chrome plate my own rims I may steal the badge idea. https: imgur.com a iiq7Hiz | Odos_Bucket | 2019-07-28 19:14:25 | 17 | eva9w6d | Hard no on the badging for me. | Kaelang | 2019-07-28 19:34:31 | 28 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
3lbmu6 | Chromeless Model S possible? | I don t really like chrome on my vehicles and end up replacing Chrome parts with either parts that are body colored or a black trim (like the solid grill on the front of the car). Should be fairly easy to do with most of the trim but how do you replace the door handles on the Model S? Or how would you cover them without affecting functionality and flushness? | crazy08 | 2015-09-17 17:01:52 | 16 | cv4vfu8 | There are lots of people that [cover up the chrome using vinyl wrap](https: www.google.com search?q=tesla+model+s+chrome+black+vinyl+wrap& biw=1502& bih=912& source=lnms& tbm=isch). I like the look but at the same time wraps and dips are wasteful and end up in a landfill after a few years. It would be nice if Tesla could use its new state of the art paint shop to offer custom paint detail for vehicles rolling off the line so people could order matte black w o chrome if that is what they are into. | paulwesterberg | 2015-09-17 17:12:32 | 9 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7pykvz | Circumventing AP safety features (nag) - you could be breaking the law | There was a post just now showing how a user had applied an aftermarket weight to the steering wheel to avoid the Autopilot reminds to hold the wheel. It has been removed I think 👏 In the UK if you were to deliberately circumvent a vehicle s safety feature in a manner that may cause harm to other road users or damage to property you could be charged with careless driving driving without due care and attention or dangerous driving (depending on the subsequent behaviour of the car). If you caused an accident then this would aggravate the offence. If you caused a death you would be charged with causing death by dangerous driving. There are likely comparable US laws. | cooker44 | 2018-01-12 18:30:46 | 18 | dsl2gt6 | this is why we can t have nice things. good job mods on removing that one | tuba_man | 2018-01-12 19:22:12 | 13 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
6r8yll | Civilian impressions on Model 3 and electric cars | After giving several coworkers an update on my car status I m realizing that the general public is still heavily confused and don t understand the model 3. Some of the comments made: I heard it s cheaper just to use gas my friend has one and he says his electric bill tripled after getting a tesla and spends way more than he did on gas I d rather get a Beamer cause I want more torque and a faster car There s no where to charge the car you d get stranded a lot . I kinda wanted to pull my hair out but I realize it s still early and this is an example of what Tesla and electric motoring has to face. We ll get there eventually. Totally reminds me of when coworkers said my iPhone in 2007 was useless. | Fobulousguy | 2017-08-03 01:22:22 | 23 | dl39jgk | Most people aren t early adopters. I don t just mean they don t get the product early they aren t ready for the product. Nothing will convince those people a Tesla would work they just aren t ready. Only time will change that. When they ride in their friends Tesla and he talks about how much he loves it and they see how quick it is and he says his gas bill is only $30 a month. That is what will convince them many years after the early adopters already made the move. It happens with every new product. | StatisticalMan | 2017-08-03 01:40:10 | 29 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8bj2tw | Clarification from Tesla concerning CPO refurbishment | I got some clarification regarding the recent changes to Tesla s CPO refurbishment process. Here s what my sales advisor said. “Hello As you had placed your order prior to this change your car has gone through our refurbishment process and will be held to our high standards when you purchased. It is not affected by any recent changes to our program. The new changeover is being discussed a lot on forums from what I ve been told but the change isn t anything drastic to the state of our program. Before we would refurbish our used cars to conditions of no damage blemish scratches tears dents etc greater than 2” anywhere on the vehicle. ( This is the standard for your vehicle). We also guarantee full safety and mechanical checks and a renewed warranty for each vehicle at the end of the process. We are still going to offer the latter things but we are discontinuing the former cosmetic refurbishment. Tesla started leasing its first Model S about 3 years ago and we are anticipating to receive back a lot of vehicles over the next 6 – 12 months. We anticipate the majority of these will be in very good condition and will not need any cosmetic refurbishment. With the large number of anticipated cars and trades we will be having come in we had to make some changes to speed up our processing within our service department. We will not compromise on the safety or functionality of our vehicles so they will still get a thorough safety and mechanical check and renewed warranties. However we are eliminating the cosmetic refurbishment because we feel it will not be needed to maintain a good inventory of quality vehicles and it will allow our service team to make cars available for sale much more quickly. Cars with any accidents or damage that does not meet our high standards will be sent to auction or wholesaled. Overall it s a good process that I back but you definitely bought your car at the right time to guarantee a greater degree of quality at the end. Take care and let me know if you have any questions!” | BlargyMcBlargFace | 2018-04-11 17:51:48 | 86 | dx791ou | I may be a bit more skeptical than most but I see this as a terrible development for customers and for Tesla. CPO sales are a great source of revenue for the company - after all they are getting to sell the same car for a profit twice. The Tesla CPOs are not beaters they are still generally over $50k or even $75k. Not addressing cosmetic issues such as scratches tears stains etc. is not only ridiculous at this price point but it calls into question the entire CPO buying process. Tesla has no real photos of the cars online. Just the stock pics. If Tesla suddenly stops trying to restore the cars to factory fresh can anyone really be confident in what they are getting? This hurts the whole program and affects Tesla s bottom line. The argument that it s just too hard is a terrible excuse. The lease returns have been a predictable event for literally YEARS and the fact that Tesla has not scaled a solution worries me about Tesla s operational capabilities. All I can conclude is that someone at Tesla thinks that they will continue selling CPOs just as well without bothering to clean them up. As I think that is probably an incorrect belief I m concerned. I want Tesla to succeed but this is a step backwards. | _rdaneel_ | 2018-04-11 19:28:33 | 70 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
jkebxj | Clarification on Auto-dimming Mirrors | So Service has recently contacted me regarding some calibration issue for the front Autopilot cameras. Either way I asked them - while we are at it - whether they could have a look at the auto-dimming mirrors because they get super dark at night and they get barely usable at all to the point where that is somewhat dangerous. I have previously looked at this topic online and some people speculated that it worked with the time of the day some said it worked when it detected bright lights from behind etc. Today I get a definitive answer since they have sent me this which for sure not actual code it does seem somewhat technical (translated from Spanish): The Model3 will dim the mirrors to half their brightness when the following are present: \* The sun is down(UI\_solarElevationAngle < -5 degrees calculated using GPS and time of day) \* The headlights are on (DAS\_headlightRequest = DAS\_HEADLIGHT\_REQUEST\_ON or DAS\_HEADLIGHT\_REQUEST\_INVALID) \* Whether it is in gear (DI\_gear) is D o N I think it d be great if this were customisable in the user Settings or something since there are some people who find this feature useful (although I have seen a decent number of complaints online). | Stonkerer | 2020-10-29 17:22:51 | 70 | gaiepbg | Lol this is just like how Tesla refuses to use a rain sensor for detecting rain. Auto dimming mirrors aren t supposed to be dark just because the sun is going down. It s supposed to detect when the lights from behind you are much brighter than the lights in front of you and dim as needed. Until you get those light sensors the dimming is going to be dumb . Maybe they can use the front and rear cameras but I have a feeling there s something blocking this obvious improvement. | ijav9 | 2020-10-29 17:30:25 | 96 | Tesla Sentry Mode Setup |
51j77v | Clarify Tesla s ventilated seat offering... | The Design Studio s description for the Premium Package reads: > Ventilated front seats that circulate cool dry air through perforations in the seating surface when paired with Black or Tan Tesla Premium Seats on Performance cars To me this is suggesting: > If you buy the Premium Package you only get ventilated front seats if you are purchasing a P-level vehicle with Next-Gen seats (tan black only). But that sounds like a lot of ifs ...is it true? If so I d expect the Premium Package to cost less for configurations which do not meet that criteria. | jsm11482 | 2016-09-07 03:13:25 | 11 | d7cek73 | If you get a P car with premium upgrade package you can get: - Black Multipattern Seats w o ventilation (Original Style) - Black Leather Nexgen with ventilation - Tan Leather Nexgen with ventilation - Ultrawhite Nexgen without ventilation If you get non-P car with premium package you can get: - Original Multi-Pattern Black Seats w o ventilation - Tan Nexgen w o ventilation - Black Leather Nexgen w o ventilation - Gray Leather Nexgen w o ventilation (dubious availability sometime in 2017) For fun if you do **not** get the Premium Upgrades Package you can get *Black Textile Nexgen seats!* (as of 9 6 16 on the design studio and only on the P-cars.) Note: They re calling Nexgen Tesla Premium Seats now. I suspect they re trying to make the $150 000+ maxxed out P-car as desirable as possible. I also think they re trying to use up all the existing inventory the standard seat styles before they make the P-car options available on lower models. The only thing I can t explain is the Gray Nexgen. Gray leather is extremely standard in luxury cars and I believe it s pretty popular so I doubt it s being discontinued but I have no idea why it would still be on the design studio if it s going away. But available mid-2017 also makes no sense. I d love to hear someone else s theory. | majesticjg | 2016-09-07 03:45:35 | 7 | Car seat configurations in Tesla |
c0d2xf | Clean cabin air | I was just mentioning to my wife earlier today that I noticed I haven t smelled anything bad in our model X in the 6 months we ve owned it. Ie can be driving behind a big diesel truck spewing dark exhaust and we wouldn t get a whiff of it. Haven t noticed skunks cigarette smells factory smells or anything else for that matter. I used to have to turn on recirculation in my old Acura pretty regularly. I m really impressed by the Tesla s ability to filter out smells... and this is without any use of biohazard mode or recirculation mode. Is this a common thing for modern luxury cars (my Acura was a 2004). Is this the same across all Tesla vehicles? If so I m surprised more people haven t sung its praises. | dreamincolor | 2019-06-13 23:36:19 | 22 | er3pekx | The S and X have the yuge HEPA filter. The 3 doesn t but Elon suggested HVAC settings that let it get somewhat close. I love telling people while I m taking em for a test ride how we could be sitting in a mustard gas attack... perfectly safe | cyber1kenobi | 2019-06-13 23:38:42 | 12 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4snrn0 | Clear real-world photos of Decor options? | Anyone mind posting pictures of their interiors? I m finding it surprisingly hard to find clear photos of the new S options especially the Figured Ash and Dark Ash which are the two I m trying to pick between. Thanks! | alexvirital | 2016-07-13 15:35:07 | 14 | d5awj9l | I saw the Ash in person on my test drive and it looks NOTHING like the photos in the design center. (actually looks better) I would also like to see more photos. | kenriko | 2016-07-13 18:26:59 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
73hbg2 | Clearbra pricing | i got an estimate for $1695 on my MS 75. That was only for a partial of the hood and bumper and mirrors. Seems high to me? | viper2ko | 2017-09-30 20:33:01 | 11 | dnqhe5p | I don t recommend doing a partial hood because you can see the line where the clear bra ends. Yes it s expensive. | majesticjg | 2017-09-30 23:31:12 | 5 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
cmf258 | Clearing up the What should I charge to every night? and what s best for your battery debate | I understand this is a controversial subject but wanted to post it anyway as I hope some will find it useful.**TLDR:** [https: imgur.com HF6L2Ji](https: imgur.com HF6L2Ji) * If you plan to keep your car less than 5 years charge to 90% every day and don t worry * Charge to 100% as need * If you plan to keep your car 5-10 years charge to 80% and don t worry. * Charge higher as needed but try to keep 100 charges to a minimum * If you plan to keep it longer than 10 years sorry not much of a TLDR for you since you ll want to understand what preserves the life of your battery. Please keep reading if you care to have maximum capacity after 10 years. Like all things in life this is a lot more complicated than one size fits all. My goal over the last couple years was the figure out what causes batteries to degrade and more importantly how to keep my Model 3 s battery in tip top health. Recently I hit the jackpot of information and going to reference [this](https: teslamotorsclub.com tmc threads battery-degradation-scientifically-explained.153074 ) TMC thread and information in it a lot. Thank you **EV-Tech Exp** for this amazing information and answering our questions! After a local Facebook page post and a recent Reddit [post](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments clqlcu my_car_was_delivered_with_325_mile_range_it_took ) by u mysql101 I decided to make this to clear up some miss information at least for those willing to listen. mysql101 s info was correct people commenting thought otherwise. To start off But but but Elon said 90% should be no problem! Elon knows all! This person would be referencing Elon s [tweet](https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1068745921079345152?lang=en). You must think I disagree with Elon? No I don t he s right but why is he right? Because he s our Neural Net overlord? Maybe but let s have a more realistic answer. Elon said that for 2 reasons he doesn t want you to think you have to micromanage an EV to keep it lasting a long time. We ll learn below that 50% SOC best to keep your battery at but imagine if Tesla were to say keep your battery at 50% every day so it ll last longer. The shorts would eat that headline alive! The general public would think Teslas can t even use their full range without damaging the battery . We DO NOT want the public to think this. 2.) 80 90% is fine for the majority of vehicle owners since people tend to keep their cars for less than 10 years. A quick google search for [average length of car ownership](https: www.google.com search?q=average+length+of+car+ownership& rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS752US753& oq=average+length+of+car+& aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0l5.8806j1j7& sourceid=chrome& ie=UTF-8) shows 7.4 years longer for cars like the Accord that tend to be more reliable. Elon knows this and wants to ease everyone s mind knowing you ll have no issues daily charging 90% for the average person purchasing this car as they ll likely have a new one before they start seeing any significant negative side effects. Elon has [agreed](https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1068923622893379584?lang=en) with Jeff Dahn that a lower SOC is better he simply stated it isn t worth (In his opinion) the range hit trade off for the small net gains of battery capacity preserved. & #x200B If you are still reading at this point you must care about preserving your battery to last a long time thanks for reading and continue below: [https: imgur.com pUaMTTx](https: imgur.com pUaMTTx) That photo was posted by **Zoomit** on TMC. He interpreted what was being discussed in that thread and came up with a graph that shows battery stress levels at different temperatures. **EV-Tech Exp** agreed that his graph was fairly accurate note the image above is the 2nd updated graph he posted. We know batteries don t like the heat and the cold but what should we look out for? * Never leave your car at a low SOC (< 20%) when cold outside * Try not to charge above 80% when hot outside > 90F or 32C * Based on the graph a hot 80% SOC battery will wear nearly as much as a cold 100%. Take this with a grain of salt since no one has actually tested it but the idea is fairly solid. * If all possible during the winter only charge your car when the battery is warmed up. * After driving or during the day * This really only matters below 40F 5C * Further interpreting this graph you can see the stress level goes up considerably after 70% SOC. * There was a video that is now no longer on Youtube but this [article](https: electrek.co 2017 09 01 tesla-battery-expert-recommends-daily-battery-pack-charging ) stemmed from it. * The maker of the video wrote to Jeff Dahn asking what s best to keep his Model X at for maximum longevity based on his 30% daily usage the response was 70% but why? If you daily to 70% SOC use 30% then you are left with 40% at the end of the day. This keeps you in between 50% with some buffer left on the bottom end. You can see Elon s tweet from that same article recommending 80-30% if using 50% charge every day. This keeps it pretty well centered around the 50% mark. * The conclusion I ve come to is that you should base your daily usage around 50% SOC for best longevity. since 20-70% gives you the lowest stress on the battery. Now let s look at DoD (Depth of Discharge) and further information from [Battery University](https: batteryuniversity.com index.php learn article how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries) that backs up the above statements. [https: imgur.com 8pb9cdF](https: imgur.com 8pb9cdF) As you can see from this graph (That can be found in the BU link above) the lowest capacity retention always started at 100% SOC. Notice though that even after 1000s of charge cycles most still are above 80% SOC. From best to worst you are talking \~15% difference in the same time frame. How I personally interpret this: After 200k miles you are talking a 5-10% additional capacity if you keep your daily SOC between 50-70% vs. the standard 80% plus and reduce if not eliminate your 100% charge cycles. Speaking of 100% charge cycles I wanted to clear something up there are only two reasons to charge to 100%. 1. You genuinely need the range 2. You want to re-calibrate your BMS because it annoys you being off Charging to 100% isn t inherently bad per say it s the act of leaving it sitting at 100% that damages your battery. If all possible leave immediately as soon as your 100% charge is complete and quickly bring it back down to < 90%. I personally do this same thing for 90% as well since it is clear 90% does wear the battery a good bit more than 80% but is still leaps and bounds less than 100%. & #x200B I want to post face this by saying these studies were done on different battery chemistries and might not represent Model 3 s or S X s chemistry. I personally don t have any background in batteries and what I say above should be trusted as much as anyone else blabbing on the internet. I just hope I ve put together a valid argument on what s best for you and we can only hope in 10 years we are right worst case we tried. For understanding what chemically physically happens in your battery to degrade it watch this [video](https: youtu.be XLnBg25JoHg). The only ones that should care are the ones planning to keep their car(s) a long time otherwise stop arguing and get out and drive your amazing vehicle! Edits: I want to note that every EV will be different. I am referencing 100% absolute SOC with points talking above. Many cars keep a lower and high end buffer to protect the battery Tesla included. Tesla prefers to keep less of a buffer compared to most and lets the customer utilize the majority of their battery capacity. For instance [Audi](https: insideevs.com news 342819 does-audi-e-tron-really-only-use-83-out-of-its-95-kwh-battery-pack ) appears to cap their battery much more (87% usable) than Tesla (\~95%) usable to help keep their customers from destroying it by daily high SOCs. I should clarify the [graph](https: imgur.com pUaMTTx) by Zoomit is when the battery is at rest. It generally does transfer to charging as well but keep in mind the battery will be temperature managed while charge so results will vary. For instance you won t be charging at 32F 0C to 100% SOC the battery will be all the way warmed up to accept that charge. I want to note here that don t think you are going to destroy you battery by charging to 90% every day you won t but after 10 years of doing this it is expected you ll have less range than someone who daily charges to 70% and does other things to care for their battery. This might only be a few % but up to the end user if it matters. If you don t need the range daily then why charge more than you need? Wanted to add a note about your BMS: Just because your car still says a certain mileage doesn t really mean anything we ve seen people go from 325 miles down to 300 and back up to 310 all with in a few months likely due to changes Tesla has done in the back ground or just general calibration of the BMS. I m just going off current studies that lower SOC is healthier for the battery and has shown to cause less degradation. **Thank you for the Gold Silver! I m glad you found this helpful! :)** | mechrock | 2019-08-05 18:45:51 | 273 | ew1uh1i | Nicely written now I know how to preserve my battery in my imaginary Tesla. Worth reading tho. | Lordjacus | 2019-08-05 19:02:00 | 146 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
c8v1y7 | Clever fun things to do with the USB ports? | I ve seen people mention a Raspberry Pi zero W as a smart thumb drive I ve seen some people talk about integrated hubs I also saw the post on the Echo Auto which seemed kinda neat -- what other projects clever things have you guys discovered to add some fun or functionality to your car? | evanstueve | 2019-07-03 23:06:53 | 13 | esq4smn | Had it powering a Pi-based 4G router for a while when I had a spare SIM card. Full-blown car server is more useful than you d think. | SnarkSharkBarkBark | 2019-07-03 23:12:24 | 10 | Tesla companion app features |
8cj1cm | Clicking F5 on a Sunday is NOT futile - I just received my invite to configure 3:30PST! | Click away! I m now hoping you get yours too! :) Edit: sorry in my rush to post I didn t provide details - non-owner reserved online pre-reveal (early afternoon 3 31) Seattle area. I have been hitting F5 on my Tesla account page since I saw people who reserved after me getting their invites this week. I happened to see the configure button at the same time the email arrived! I had my charger installed on Thursday so I m ready!! Last Edit: Not early afternoon on 3 31 early evening. Sorry! | g0daig0daig0dai | 2018-04-15 23:03:49 | 78 | dxfbhpy | Just got mine as well Seattle area online reservation | char561 | 2018-04-15 23:13:21 | 16 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
f75e7j | Clicking sound while accelerating and decelerating | I ve scheduled a service appointment but I m wondering if anyone else has had this issue? I just noticed it today and at first I didn t think it was my car (LR AWD) because I was driving through some construction areas. After I got into my neighborhood I still was hearing the sound. It seems to only happen while accelerating from a stop and it starts after decelerating to a slow speed < 10mph. | DWAY22 | 2020-02-21 03:52:47 | 28 | fi9e4p8 | This sounds like rear axle click. It s pretty common in high powered cars. I ve had it in all my cars with high hp torque. You can grease the axles and replace the washers to make it go away but it will eventually come back. | JustaDodo82 | 2020-02-21 05:27:34 | 23 | Tesla Model 3 Audio Experience |
53pkml | Climate control was providing virtually no cooling while charging. Is this due to the car diverting cooling power away from the interior to help cool the batteries while charging? | I was charging at a supercharger over the weekend and I kept feeling like the interior was getting warmer even though I had climate control set all the way to LO. I put my hand over the vents and while air was blowing the air coming out was far warmer than you d expect with a temp setting of LO. I ended up cutting my charging session short because the interior temp of my car reached 90 degrees even with climate control on. The 15 minute drive home from the supercharger was miserable because the AC was still blowing warm air and rolling the windows down didn t help because it was like 95 degrees outside so I was just introducing more hot air into the car. Upon getting back into my garage and letting the car sit for about 45 minutes when I got back into the car the AC worked like normal and was blowing really cold air. After some Googling the only conclusion I could come to was that the car was diverting cool air away from the AC vents in favor of cooling down my batteries while charging. Does that sound like what occurred? Anyone had a similar experience? | RockDiesel | 2016-09-20 20:53:50 | 25 | d7v5jix | Closest experience I had was when I was being uh... irresponsible about speed for quite some time in a hot and humid environment. The external blowers kicked on despite me already driving to try to keep up with the heat output but the car got to the point where a red warning popped up on the instrument cluster telling me it was turning off my AC and limiting power output. That s the only time the AC s stopped keeping up. | tuba_man | 2016-09-20 21:17:20 | 17 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
mzstxv | Climate controls occasionally stuck on in my garage | Twice now since the upgrade to 2021.4.12.2 I ve gotten a message from the app saying Climate has been on for an extended period of time . This is with the car sitting in my garage attached to a Gen3 charger a couple of hours after I drove it. Climate IS still on and I have to manually turn it off. I m using the 3rd party apple watch app but I was using that before the upgrade and this never happened. Is this something others have been seeing too? In my garage I just hit park on the stalk then go plug it in usually it turns itself off on its own. 2021 Model Y PS: probably unrelated but the other day while driving all the cabin fans in the car went 100% and the screen went unresponsive. A two finger salute brought it back. This is the first time I ve had it hang like that esp while driving. | bpnine3 | 2021-04-27 16:49:45 | 10 | gw31ldq | It ll do this if a door is left open. Kids? | Rev-777 | 2021-04-27 19:06:23 | 9 | Tesla HVAC Functionality |
bg9dwb | Close Call on Easter with NoA on-ramp nav | Let me be up front... I am in NO WAY blaming AP for this. I should have been more vigilant and paid better attention. Additionally the blue Jeep should not have maintained their speed (potentially sped up). I was merging onto I-44 in Missouri and put on AP (Specifically NoA) and was allowing my car to navigate the on-ramp. AP (and myself) failed to see an approaching car and plan for the following video. When we approached the end of the ramp AP tried to merge into the car next to us and I saw at last second to intervene. Luckily I was able to avoid the accident and save the clip for everyone s betterment and education. The TeslaCam was switching between clips so the video seems to jump about a second but all you miss is some swerving on my part. This is just a friendly reminder to stay vigilant with AP and always second guess it s decisions. I assume i may catch some heat for it but it is fine and will probably be good for my brain to help remember this in the future. & #x200B Video:[https: youtu.be 47kAGHk4gp8](https: youtu.be 47kAGHk4gp8) | KiloDoubleMike | 2019-04-23 00:02:48 | 15 | eljcfp2 | Technically yes on you but jeep guy was a dick. Impossible to confirm from vid but I bet he sped up | sss179 | 2019-04-23 00:31:05 | 17 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
htcx9m | Close front AC vent | It s been an issue for a while that my wife hates the AC in my model 3 because it seems like no matter where she points it it s “blowing in her face” so I end up hot when she s in the passenger seat. I ve researched before for a solution but was told just to point the vents to each side which didn t help her much. Now I noticed that in the notes on TeslaFi for 2020.28.2 it says: “Your car will automatically disable the passenger face vents when no passenger is detected lowering energy consumption in hot weather. This vent can be manually enabled by tapping where you d like the passenger face vent to direct air within the climate control panel ” the 2020.28.2 release notes stated. So it seems like there is a way to actually close the front vents independently of one another but will we be given this option even if there is a passenger? | leopor | 2020-07-18 07:52:39 | 15 | fyg1j9p | According to teslascope this feature will be Model Y only. Edit: for the link [Teslascope Release Notes ](https: teslascope.com teslapedia software 2020.28.2) | d1dntexpectthat | 2020-07-18 08:09:23 | 10 | Tesla HVAC Functionality |
bhev37 | Close to buying a SR Model 3! Insurance Prices are daunting! | Hey everyone long time lurker first time poster on this subreddit. I m a 23 y o a Ph.D. student only ever gotten a parking ticket and never been involved in a car accident. I live in Southern California. I ve never had a car in my name (the car I used to have was a hand-me down from my brother and I never changed it to my name). My dad has had me on his insurance since I was 18 though. & #x200B I m super close to purchasing an SR Model 3. I have all my finances in order. I ve gotten quotes from a few different companies (Progressive Allstate Mercury and more) and so far the cheapest is Farmers Insurance at about $270 month. Although I can definitely afford this rate along with my car payment rather comfortably I feel like surely I must be able to get a better price somewhere. Does anyone have any tips on how I can get a better rate? & #x200B I ve seen old posts on here where theres like 21 year olds with a AWD PM3 and get rates for like $70 month lol Even if I can save like $100 a month on what I ve gotten quoted would be sick! Edit: I ve taken a few people s recommendations. Wawanesa is currently the cheapest quote at $200 a month! I d be super happy with that. I ll keep taking advance though. | FsPhys | 2019-04-25 22:33:58 | 12 | elsax80 | Try Wawanesa and Metromile and report back. | Rex805 | 2019-04-25 22:56:37 | 9 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
ef4gj7 | Close to having enough saved up but have questions | My wife and I have been saving up and soon we are going to pull the trigger. My question is that if I buy used X 3 or S does it come with all the updates that have come out after? I see a lot of 75 and 75D is this model not desirable since there are so many on Teslas site? I have 2 small children. 5 and 1. We haven t decided yet on a 3rd kid. We have a Honda Pilot already and a Ford Fusion probably replacing the Fusion. Will size be an issue for any? I really want the full self driving feature. Is that possible used? What else should I know? | ProtoSTL | 2019-12-24 17:39:30 | 22 | fby6nty | Yes it will get updates functionality of the updates will be limited to the hardware of the car you select. The newer used ones will have more functionality. A used model 3 made after April 2019 likely have hardware 3 and will have the most functionality capabilities (given you purchase FSD) A used 2015 model S will have older hardware limiting the use of the newest updates. There s probably wiki pages with nice grids on which cars years have what features available to it | bcmstr | 2019-12-24 17:43:06 | 17 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
pe6xm9 | Close to pulling the trigger on a Model 3 SR+ - will I regret it? | I ll cut to the chase I ve got a 2017 VW GTI w dual clutch transmission and a software tune so about 280 horsepower on 93. I m seriously considering swapping it for a new Model 3 SR+ (hoping the January delivery estimate means I get a 2022 VIN) and I was curious if anyone else here had done a similar swap. My top concerns: - Loss of driving sensation engine noise gears etc. making the Tesla less fun day-to-day - Autopilot not being all I hope for (handing stop and go traffic mostly) - Range - Poor interior quality - Poor speaker quality - Dual zone climate control in SR+? My top reasons to switch (please correct me if these are wrong!!): - Lower fuel cost (duh) - Lower maintenance (GTI demands oil every 5k miles) - Tesla can set interior temp remotely and cool down quickly (I work in the south and hate coming back to a hot car after work) - Safety - Less-bad depreciation (GTI has 40k miles and much beyond 60k they drop like rocks ain t no Corolla) - Autopilot handling highway driving (lane keep emergency braking stop and go traffic) $40k is the absolute top of my budget (otherwise I d grab a MY LR) and I just want to be sure I won t regret taking the plunge - I d hate to spend more money on something I like less! Thanks for any advice y all have! | Nobody62 | 2021-08-30 00:06:09 | 17 | havanix | Loss of driving sensation is the one you should be least worried about IME. I m a former owner of two BMW M3s. I won t be going back to gas cars. The real driving sensation comes from having perfect control of the car s acceleration and deceleration due to the re-gen. I can go *days at a time* without ever touching the brake pedal. The fine-tuned control you have over the cars acceleration deceleration via one-pedal driving is simply unmatched with a gas car. The instant torque and zero vibration at idle are game-changers. I dunno about speaker quality as I have a Model 3 Performance and the sound (after a reduction in the bass band of the EQ) is better than any of my HK BMW upgraded sound systems I ve had in the past. Also not sure about dual zone climate my car has it. Interior quality is so-so. Not a highlight of the car but nothing has broken after nearly 2 years. Autopilot FSD is decent and bound to get better. Range is different for everyone s situation. Imagine waking up every day of the week to a full take of gas . That s what you get with an EV. And never going to a gas station again is a benefit that I didn t realize until after owning an EV. If my budget was $40K there s no other car on earth I d pick before the Model 3 SR+ | turns2stone | 2021-08-30 00:18:29 | 164 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
ij9w6s | Close windows on lock is *profile dependant* .. so make sure you set it on both your driver profile and easy entry | So tried this out the other day and double checked to make sure that it was working as expected. Not that I would leave anything of value in the car but anyway as titled found out that it needs to be set on both your profile and the easy entry one as well in order to take effect when the car is locked. | ragmondo | 2020-08-30 09:09:02 | 105 | g3c8v8t | I suppose it wouldn t need to be set on your driver profile just “easy entry” as you put it in park to get out. | budlande | 2020-08-30 10:30:41 | 6 | Tesla phone key functionality |
gmyndk | Closing escrow on a house that needs a new roof soon...Tesla Solar Roof or Solar Panels + Roof? | Was hoping to get some insight on what to go with. Background: * House is a little over ~1 600 square feet...I checked a roof sizing calculator that suggests the roof is anywhere between 1 900 to 2 000 sq. ft. * Solar is a no brainer for where I live and I have a Tesla Model 3. * Inspector estimates that fixing the roof should be ~$10-15k * We think that we will eventually turn this into an investment property so I m less interested in aesthetics and more interested in durability and reliability * Tesla Solar Roof page quoted me $39K before incentives (I live in SoCal so I don t believe there are any state city incentives). As much as I want the Solar Roof to work it seems that back of the napkin it s not worth the added cost when compared to repairing the roof and getting solar done separately. Or am I missing something? Edit: Thank you all for your feedback!! While the durability and look of a Tesla roof is appealing I ll likely take the majority of your guys advice and go with solar panels + roof. | TheCandyManisHere | 2020-05-19 22:18:41 | 16 | fr6ocmm | One thing to consider is that in some cases the cost to repair the roof in order to make it sound-enough for solar panels can be included in the Federal tax credit calculation: https: www.thetaxadviser.com newsletters 2019 aug solar-energy-credit.html With a normal roof repair plus panels the accounting can get a little tricky because you should only ask for a credit for repairing the square footage of roof directly supporting your panels. But with a solar glass roof the solar installation is the roof so it s easier to make the case that it qualifies for the federal tax credit in its entirety. You might want to ask a tax accountant for advice about it before making a decision. | mishengda | 2020-05-19 23:13:36 | 12 | Tesla Solar Panel Decision |
fctfrf | Cloud backup for driver profiles | Especially with the new MCU 2 update that was just announced this would be perfect timing. | xxcyberhackerxx | 2020-03-03 11:49:17 | 14 | fjd1dr6 | Yea....would have been nice to have a few weeks ago when I did my HW3 retrofit and they wiped all the settings in the car clean. LOL | Electric_Luv | 2020-03-03 13:46:52 | 10 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
cj4ne7 | Cloudy Blotches On Side Of Red Model 3 | The car is too shiny to get a decent photo of the marks without reflections ruining it so I recreated what I see in Photoshop. There are a couple of these blotches on the back left side of the car that are visible when looking from an angle in the sun. They looked like someone leaned on the car with oily skin yet they don t come off when washing with ONR with microfiber. I also notice that in one of the blotches there is a small round mark that looks like a paint bubble that had popped during manufacturing maybe - not sure if it is related to the blotches or coincidence. It is possible that they have been there for the 4 weeks of owning the car and I am only noticing them now. I am quite certain nothing dangerous has come in contact with the car. Any ideas? & #x200B https: i.redd.it a44rtyzxd5d31.jpg | christ_killer | 2019-07-29 01:47:08 | 12 | evb3qsl | Those spots should buff out. I had two on my blue tM3 was there from factory | cryptodad81 | 2019-07-29 01:50:05 | 8 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
dku2fe | Cloudy with chance of feature request | So Tesla s can smart summon play Cuphead and make fart noises. They can t however tell me the weather. Does anyone feel like the lack of a weather app is a bit of a missing feature? I can see some potential integrations for weather information. For example: if the weather is expected to turn snowy on my road trip I d love a heads up. | Cryowatt | 2019-10-21 02:44:23 | 76 | f4jvzhb | I d love a radar app.. | Tetra84 | 2019-10-21 03:08:46 | 30 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
gulp6e | Clueless Driver Engages AP + Plows Into Stationary Truck | So this just happened this morning on a highway in Taiwan: [Video footage here](https: www.cna.com.tw news asoc 202006010318.aspx) Basically the driver had plenty of time to avoid a truck which had broken down (and rolled onto its side) in the inner lane of the highway but ended up (somewhat hilariously) ramming into it head-on anyway. Clearly the driver wasn t paying attention and or potentially using something that bypassed the autopilot steering wheel pressure reminder. My understanding on the matter is that due to current limitations in software hardware(?) AP does not factor in stationary objects in its calculations. This seems to be a common trait in the fatal accidents of Walter Huang (2018) and also Joshua Brown (2016) where AP was engaged and the car plowed into stationary objects anyway. Just wondering if there s any good literature or resources on this to read up on? Why exactly AP calculates the way it currently does and what the strategy moving forward is going to be. P.S. the driver is totally fine sustained no injuries though his car is pretty beat up (and dirty...the truck was carrying what looks like thousand isle sauce or something real pink and saucy haha) | roffelsaurusrex | 2020-06-01 14:34:15 | 81 | fsj4l90 | It s not that AP doesn t factor in stationary objects. It s that stationary objects are harder to detect. Even for a human dinosaur moving objects are easier to detect. Source: Visited Jurassic Park when I was a kid dinos escaped. They made a whole movie about it. Never saw it. | courtlandre | 2020-06-01 14:52:01 | 136 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
9jwqsc | Co-Worker who owns a Maserati was jealous of my Model 3 | I have a co-worker who makes really good money. He gets a new car every year or so. Two weeks ago he found a CPO Maserati AWD with the factory warranty for $80k and pulled the trigger. & nbsp But he came into work yesterday came to my desk and immediately asked if he could try out my Model 3 AWD. Sure! I mean it s not a Maserati... & nbsp Well five minutes later he couldn t stop gushing about how cool it was. He was blown away by almost everything: the screen the (lack of) noise the acceleration the smoothness the glass roof everything. And this guy has a Maserati! But his face was practically stuck with an expression of awe and excitement. He wanted to take pictures of every little detail so he could show his wife. & nbsp So I ve owned hand-me-down cars all my life. I went from a 94 Chevy Cavalier to a manual 04 VW Beetle to an 07 Camry all thanks to generous family members who were getting new cars and were willing to sell their old car to me at a discount. So the Model 3 is my first full-fledged car purchase. And I can t get over how cool it is! But I figured most of that was because I hadn t really experienced a luxury car before the Model 3. & nbsp But yesterday my perspective changed. If a wealthy guy who loves cars and drives a Maserati can fall head-over-heels in love with a Model 3 then Tesla must have something really really special going on here. | Heyzeus21 | 2018-09-29 13:35:18 | 1,293 | e6upd6c | This is my personal opinion but People buy Maserati because of name not because of the car. It s a rich looking brand but it s not really all that great | MidnightRider3000 | 2018-09-29 13:52:42 | 716 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
b5d37d | Co2 footprint of a Model 3 vs equivalent ICE car? | Looking for resources for how long it will take for my footprint to drop below what it would have been if I bought an ICE or kept driving my ICE. Particularly living in Washington state. We have about 85% renewables and nuclear in our energy mix and then Natural gas with coal being the smallest energy source. | WowChillTheFuckOut | 2019-03-25 16:49:28 | 16 | ejcmsiq | The Union of Concerned Scientists has a [great online tool](https: www.ucsusa.org clean-vehicles electric-vehicles ev-emissions-tool) for exactly this. It ll show grams of CO2 per mile and the MPG equivalent for a gas car in your locality. | DiachronicShear | 2019-03-25 17:01:50 | 18 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7k5m4p | Coast to coast drive - baseless speculation. | Okay I m bored so let s start speculating! We all know Elon claimed a coast to coast trip would occur by the end of 2017. I think we all suspect that is not happening. So here are some points we can chat about. Will they schedule a date to do it or wait until they succeed and post a surprise video on Twitter? I believe they are already trying it secretly and have obviously not succeeded yet. When will they first succeed? My guess is June 2018 and it will not be reliably repeatable. I suspect that software version will be a minimum of 1 year away from the customer. So we will be able to do it June 2019. Alright let s start making shit up. Anyone not like speculation? Start replying rudely but creatively to the most senseless guesses. We ve got something for everyone here! | TheSpocker | 2017-12-16 06:40:48 | 23 | drbwapp | > Musk previously said Tesla cars would achieve autonomous driving capability around this time but said this week he s pushing that timeline back another two years. And in three years he believes self-driving cars will perform better than humans. Source: https: teslamotorsclub.com blog 2017 12 09 tesla-is-developing-custom-chip-for-a-i If this is true we won t see that coast to coast drive for 2 more years. :( | JagCesar | 2017-12-16 10:45:45 | 15 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
3hklnl | Coat hook for new Model S w pano roof? | My 85D should (finally!) arrive next week. It s been a long 3 months in cheap rental cars after my brother totaled my A7 a quarter mile from my house in late May... I discovered as I went to http: evannex.com products hookup-coat-hooks-set-of-two to order coat hooks that evannex s product is listed as incompatible with new deliveries. Sad. Anybody have an alternative suggestion? I emailed them asking about an updated version but haven t heard back. (Specs on the new guy: titanium tan next gen seats matte obeche black headliner pano roof sound autopilot premium interior air suspension.) | evands | 2015-08-19 11:26:56 | 10 | cu89pny | This really sounds like a job for a 3D printer. | BloodBlight | 2015-08-19 14:30:24 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
cg4ijs | Cobbled together a National Park Mode today while at a battlefield park | I went to a national park today and we did the driving tour: as we toured the national park I turned on autopilot and the autopilot took care of winding down the road at 10 mph while all of us were free to look around the grounds and enjoy the scenery. We called the number to do the guided tour while we were on it and it came out through the bluetooth speakers as we rolled through the park. & #x200B It was a really fun way to do it and it felt a lot like Jurassic Park with the guided Jeeps: passengers got a kick out of it! | hbbtstar | 2019-07-21 21:43:51 | 64 | euel7ll | This is a great idea... Elon you re up... | ss68and66 | 2019-07-21 22:12:45 | 20 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
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